PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a puncture needle capable of recognizing correctly a direction of a bevel or a side hole when puncturing a body tissue with a medical puncture needle, heightening safety of puncture, and improving work efficiency.SOLUTION: Only a region in a direction agreeing with a bevel or a side hole 5, of the whole of a needle tube 1 or a needle base 6, is processed in a color tone different from the whole.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】医療用穿刺針を体組織に穿刺する際、ベベルまたは側孔の向きを速やかに正しく認識し、穿刺の安全性を高めるとともに作業効率を改善する穿刺針を提供する。【解決手段】針管1または針基6全体の、ベベルまたは側孔5に一致した方向の領域のみを全体とは異なる色調に加工する。【選択図】図4